Chungnam Rain Damage Nears 257 Billion Won... 65% of Emergency Restoration Completed

Damage Concentrated in Yesan and Asan
Chungnam Province Provides 2.7 Billion Won in Emergency Recovery Funds

Jungju Park, Deputy Governor of Chungnam Province

Chungnam Province has provisionally estimated the damage caused by the recent heavy rainfall at 257 billion won. This figure has increased from the 243 billion won announced on July 22.

On July 25, the province stated, "As of 6:00 p.m. on July 24, the damage assessment shows that public facilities account for 184.8 billion won, and private facilities for 72.2 billion won, totaling approximately 257 billion won."

The number of damage cases stands at 2,764 for public facilities and 30,274 for private facilities, with a significant number of homes and small businesses affected.

By city and county, Yesan County suffered the largest damage at 49.1 billion won, followed by Asan (42 billion won), Seosan (36.6 billion won), Dangjin (36.2 billion won), Hongseong (26.5 billion won), and Cheonan (18.9 billion won).

The damage scale may increase further, as data entry into the National Disaster Management System (NDMS) is still ongoing.

The emergency restoration rate is 65.2%, with 1,922 cases of public facilities and 1,800 cases of private facilities completed.

The province expects that, except for some heavily affected cities and counties such as Seosan and Yesan, most emergency restoration work will be completed by this weekend or early next week.

A total of 27,161 people have been mobilized for the restoration work. This includes 1,877 public officials, 636 firefighters, 5,832 volunteer firefighters, 3,251 military personnel, and 10,569 volunteers.

Of the 2,366 people who were temporarily evacuated, 1,917 have returned home, while 449 have not yet been able to return.

On this day, the province held a daily inspection meeting presided over by Vice Governor Park Jeongju and decided to urgently provide 2.7 billion won in recovery funds to the cities and counties.

Vice Governor Park stated, "We will do our utmost together with the cities and counties so that residents can return to their daily lives as soon as possible," and instructed, "Thoroughly inspect all sites, including support for displaced residents and the disposal of marine debris, to prevent secondary damage."

He added, "Special caution is needed for on-site work during hot hours due to the high risk of heat-related illnesses," and urged, "Ensure the special support measures announced on July 22 are implemented without delay so that substantial support can be provided to affected residents by August."

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